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Re: Shop: shop heaters
By:Dwight Lynn
Date: 12/18/2011, 7:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: shop heaters (Douglas Lee)

: Re; introduction of water vapors is confusing me a little. The Mr.
: Hero propane heater is flaming visibly in the torpedo (tube)
: with a blower behind it blowing at 300CFM. My thinking is that it
: will help reduce humidity in the shop. How is this contributing
: to water vapor?
: Have you checked the humidity in your shop before and after?
: Douglas
It's basic chemistry. You burn hydrocarbons and you get carbon dioxide and water. With unvented heaters, the water ends up in the space with the heat. You won't normally notice it since the increased temperature changes the amount of water that the air can hold but you can get a lot of condensation on cold surfaces (uninsulated exterior walls, for example).

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Shop: shop heaters
Douglas Lee -- 12/18/2011, 3:35 pm
Re: Shop: shop heaters
John VanBuren -- 12/18/2011, 4:32 pm
Re: Shop: shop heaters
Douglas Lee -- 12/18/2011, 5:30 pm
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Dwight Lynn -- 12/18/2011, 7:01 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 12/18/2011, 7:23 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 12/18/2011, 9:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2011, 1:44 am
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John Messinger -- 12/19/2011, 6:31 am
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Will N 2 Go -- 12/19/2011, 12:44 pm
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Mike Savage -- 12/19/2011, 4:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2011, 1:20 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/20/2011, 3:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2011, 2:11 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/21/2011, 8:56 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/21/2011, 11:11 am
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daan daniels -- 12/21/2011, 4:20 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/21/2011, 7:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:55 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/22/2011, 6:38 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/18/2011, 5:00 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/18/2011, 5:20 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 12/18/2011, 5:52 pm
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Douglas Lee -- 12/18/2011, 6:13 pm
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ScottBaxter -- 12/18/2011, 11:25 pm
Free heat
Jay Babina -- 12/19/2011, 10:05 am
Re: Water on the fire
Don T -- 12/19/2011, 10:21 am
Re: Water on the fire
Kirk Fredericks -- 12/19/2011, 11:38 am
Re: Water on the fire
Etienne Muller -- 12/19/2011, 11:59 am
Re: Water on the fire
Kirk Fredericks -- 12/19/2011, 12:18 pm
Re: Water on the fire
Douglas Lee -- 12/19/2011, 2:48 pm
Re: Water on the fire
Jay Babina -- 12/20/2011, 9:24 am
Re: Free heat
Douglas Lee -- 12/19/2011, 2:31 pm
Re: Free heat
Jay Babina -- 12/19/2011, 2:48 pm
Re: Free heat
Mike Savage -- 12/19/2011, 4:54 pm
Re: Shop: shop heaters
Mike Savage -- 12/19/2011, 4:35 pm
Re: Shop: shop heaters
Douglas Lee -- 12/19/2011, 6:14 pm
Re: Shop: shop heaters
Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2011, 1:28 am
Re: Insulate....
Bill Mayberry -- 12/20/2011, 9:11 am
Re: Shop: shop heaters
Douglas Lee -- 12/24/2011, 11:22 am